by Sara Nice | Feb 3, 2020 | Canine Cancer Blog, Founder Writings
My Super Bowl enjoyment has always been in the commercials, not so much in the game. In the past several years, my interest in the commercials has diminished because there just have not been quite as many good ones as their used to be. As the big game approached, I...
by Sara Nice | Oct 10, 2019 | Canine Cancer Blog, Founder Writings
Ever since the socks have come into the office my kids have had their eye on them and finally the day came that they could wear them. Their school was holding the annual Blessing of the Animals. The kids are always so proud of their Finn and they love being able to...
by NCCF Editor | Sep 11, 2019 | Canine Cancer Blog
Bark in the Park on June 10, in Eau Claire, WI at the Eau Claire Express baseball game, helped raise money in the fight against canine cancer. The evening was sponsored by dog training school emBARK. WEAU’s Danielle Wagner and one of her dogs led the dog parade...
by NCCF Editor | Jul 9, 2019 | Canine Cancer Blog
Stephen Johnston, the director of the Center for Innovations in Medicine, and his team at Arizona State University set out to find a cure for cancer 12 years ago. Now, the once out-of-reach dream is becoming a reality. Colorado State University is partnering with ASU,...
by NCCF Editor | Mar 14, 2019 | Canine Cancer Blog
In October, James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their groundbreaking cancer research. With the help of mice, they developed six revolutionary cancer treatments that target the immune system. Some patients who received just one round...
by NCCF Editor | Feb 28, 2019 | Canine Cancer Blog
When I was in veterinary school, cancer, in my experience, presented a lot of closed doors. I was in a position where I was supposed to be offering solutions to people for their sick pets, but none of the options were very good. As someone who wanted to do something...
by NCCF Editor | Feb 10, 2019 | Canine Cancer Blog
Stephan Pastis ducked into an Arizona coffeehouse last September and began to grieve. He sketched and cried as he wrote the words, “We put our dog to sleep on Wednesday.” The plot twist was, about 800 miles away, Pastis’s dog was still alive, though her time drew...
by NCCF Editor | Feb 5, 2019 | Canine Cancer Blog
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists at the University of Missouri have helped advance a patient-specific, precision medicine treatment for bone cancer in dogs. By creating a vaccine from a dog’s own tumor, scientists worked with ELIAS Animal Health to...
by NCCF Editor | Jan 30, 2019 | Canine Cancer Blog
One in every three dogs gets cancer, according to the National Canine Cancer Foundation. OneHealth, a startup that just raised a $5 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Bio fund with participation from Lerer Hippeau and Y Combinator, aims to make it easier...
by NCCF Editor | Jan 21, 2019 | Canine Cancer Blog
Loretta’s tail didn’t stop wagging from the time she walked into Trinity Lutheran School in Edwardsville until the time she left two hours later. And why not? Children, teachers and other staff treated the yellow Labrador retriever like a movie star, despite her...
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